Norwegian

Alternative forms

• røye
• røya (Nynorsk, bracket form)

Noun

røyr

1. Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

   (Bokmål) De fikk to røyrer da de fiska.

   (Nynorsk) Dei fekk to røyrer då dei fiska.

   They got two Arctic chars when they were fishing.

Inflection

References

• “roeyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reyrr.

Alternative forms

• rør (also Norwegian Bokmål)

Noun

røyr

1. a pipe

   Utanfor låg det nokre røyr stabla opp.

   Outside, some pipes were piled up.

Inflection

References

• “roeyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrœrar (m, plural)

Noun

røyr f ‎(definite singular røyra, indefinite plural røyrar, definite plural røyrane)

1. groin

Synonyms

• lyske (also Norwegian Bokmål)

References

• “roeyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.